JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Johns Creek residents rallied behind a locally owned emissions testing center after plans were announced to replace it with a chain coffee shop.
At a Sept. 22 Johns Creek City Council meeting, numerous residents spoke out against a proposal to build a Dutch Bros location. The drive-thru shop was proposed for the Rivermont Station shopping mall at Holcomb Bridge Road and Nesbit Ferry Road in the Newtown area.
Residents said they opposed bringing the Dutch Bros to the area because it would threaten Buffalo Emissions, which opened in 2009. Council members unanimously denied a zoning request brought forward by property owner Rivermont Station…